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DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS, PLEASE CHECK WEBSITES FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION. WHAT’S NEWS IN MT. LEBANON MT. LEBANON RECOGNIZED AS KEYSTONE MAIN STREET, ASSISTING IN CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT REVAMP step-asides, chapman, closest to the pin, fewest putts and more. Annual dues are $45. The season is capped off with a banquet. The league begins Apr. 16 and continues until Oct. 1. If you are interested, email Gordon Jungquist at [email protected] and a league officer will contact you. Mt. Lebanon has been designated a recognized Keystone Main Street in Pennsylvania, announced State Rep. Dan Miller. Mt. Lebanon received the recognition through the Department of Community and Economic Development’s Keystone Communities Program, which is designed to encourage the creation of partnerships between the public and private sectors that jointly support local initiatives such as the growth and stability of neighborhoods and communities; social and economic diversity; and a strong and secure quality of life. The program allows communities to tailor the assistance to meet the needs of its specific revitalization effort. “Mt. Lebanon was previously recognized as a Keystone Main Street, resulting in many accomplishments. But more needs to be done,” Miller said. “The Mt. Lebanon Partnership, a volunteer nonprofit program, and the municipality have bold plans for Mt. Lebanon’s business district, none of which would be possible without this designation.” The central business district revamp includes the Washington Road Streetscape Project, a placemaking plan with accessibility as a major driving factor, façade assistance, a series of popular events and much more. Communities can apply to receive designation through the program as a Keystone Main Street, Keystone Elm Street, Keystone Enterprise Zone, or Keystone Community. Designation is an opportunity for targeted investment and development including the identification of specific needs for investment and/or development and the design and implementation of a strategy to address those needs. 8 724.942.0940 TO ADVERTISE ❘ 25TH ANNUAL GARDEN & LANDSCAPE SYMPOSIUM AND MARKETPLACE The symposium, scheduled for Apr. 25, will feature Ken Druse, called the “guru of natural gardening” by the New York Times, and Niki Jabbour, award-winning garden writer, speaker and veggie garden wizard. The Indoor Marketplace, free and open to the public, offers new and unusual annuals, perennials, shrubs, trees and garden accessories from the Penn State Master Gardeners of Allegheny County and more than 20 specialty vendors. Visit extension.psu.edu/garden-landscape- symposium or call 877.345.0691 for location and other information. HIDDEN VALLEY SUPER SENIORS LOOKING FOR GOLFERS The Hidden Valley Super Seniors Men’s Golf League is looking for golfers. The only qualifications are to be 65 or older and have a love of golf. The group plays at the Rolling Green Golf Course on Route 136, near Eighty Four, on Thursday mornings at 9 a.m. It is a 9-hole handicapped league. There are various games that include individual play, scrambles, icmags.com REMINDER: STATE’S ‘DO NOT CALL’ LIST IS PERMANENT A bill signed into law in October amended the state’s Telemarketer Registration Act to remove a five-year time limit for enrollment on the Do Not Call List for residents. In addition, businesses can now register to be included on the list. The new law also bans telephone solicitations by telemarketers on legal holidays and requires robocalls to start a phone call with a clear way for recipients to opt out of future calls. There are some exceptions, including: • calls made by businesses to existing customers or to consumers who have conducted business with the company in the past 12 months • debt collection calls • calls from charitable, fraternal, or veterans organizations. • calls made on behalf of political groups or candidates. Anyone violating the law is subject to a $1,000 penalty. That penalty increases to $3,000 if the person being called is 60 or older. To register on the state’s Do Not Call List, visit attorneygeneral.gov/protect-yourself/ do-not-call-list/. You can also register by calling 888.777.3406. n